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campestre

/kamˈpɛs.tre/adjectiveC2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 11,336

Meaning

rural, country, cross-country

  • Relating to the countryside or fields; rural
  • Taking place across open fields or trails (in athletics)

In a sentence

Abbiamo trascorso il pomeriggio percorrendo un tranquillo sentiero campestre.

We spent the afternoon walking along a quiet country path.

Da ragazzo partecipava spesso alle gare di corsa campestre.

As a boy he often took part in cross-country races.

Il paesaggio campestre offriva una sensazione di pace assoluta.

The rural landscape offered a feeling of absolute peace.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
campestremasculine · singular
campestrefeminine · singular
campestrimasculine · plural
campestrifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Ends in -e in the singular and takes -i in the plural for both masculine and feminine.

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